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LinkedIn LIVE: Understanding the Middle-Income Market: Life Insurance & Financial Security

8/24/2022 1 - 1:30 p.m. EDT
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Overview

Who Should Watch

Professionals in the life insurance space.​

Highlights

Join LIMRA and the American Council of Life Insurers to learn about middle-income Americans’ perceptions about life insurance, and how the industry can better engage and educate those consumers to help them get the coverage they need to protect their families.

Speakers:
• Susan Neely, president and CEO, American Council of Life Insurers
• David Levenson, president and CEO, LIMRA and LOMA
• Alison Salka, Ph.D., senior vice president and head of LIMRA research

Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 1:00 - 1:30 PM

Presenters

David Levenson, DBA, FSA, CFA
President and Chief Executive Officer, LIMRA and LOMA

David Levenson, DBA, FSA, CFA

President and Chief Executive Officer, LIMRA and LOMA

David Levenson is responsible for leading one of the world’s largest associations of life insurance and financial services companies, representing 700 member organizations across 70 countries. Most recently, Levenson was a principal at Edward Jones and served on its management committee from 2015–2018. He was responsible for all products distributed through its network of 17,000 advisors in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to 2012, Levenson was president of wealth management at The Hartford Financial Services Group, responsible for the firm’s individual annuity, individual life, mutual fund, and retirement plan businesses. He also served as president and CEO of Hartford Life, KK in Tokyo, where he was responsible for leading the largest annuity provider in Japan.

Levenson holds his Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, his Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a doctorate in business administration from The School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. 

Alison Salka, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Director of Member Benefits Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Alison Salka, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President and Director of Member Benefits Research, LIMRA and LOMA

Alison Salka joined LIMRA in 2012 and is responsible for driving the strategy and direction of its global research program. She oversees a team of more than 85 professionals in LIMRA’s Member Benefits and Research division who conduct benchmark studies, discovery research, and thought leadership designed to help companies better understand industry issues and trends. Salka previously led the retirement research and competitive intelligence team at Prudential, and was also a director of retirement research and business analytics at MassMutual. She has a Master’s degree from the College of William and Mary and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.

Susan K. Neely
President and Chief Executive Officer, American Council of Life Insurers

Susan K. Neely

President and Chief Executive Officer, American Council of Life Insurers

Susan Neely leads the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), the nation's foremost trade association dedicated to providing products and services that contribute to Americans' financial and retirement security. She drives public policy and advocacy on behalf of ACLI’s member companies that represent 95 percent of industry assets and serve 90 million families. Neely has long been recognized as a leading voice in public policy and advocacy in Washington, D.C. She served as special assistant to President George W. Bush and helped create the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and later became the first DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Neely has been named Trade Association CEO of the year by two different national organizations.

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